Morning Links: Dear Ivanka Edition

Dear Ivanka, the protest group run by Alissa Bennett, Alison Gingeras, and Jamieson Webster, has published a new letter dedicated to Ivanka Trump. [Artforum]

Venice Biennale Watch

As part of the Iraqi pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale, Francis Alÿs will create a new work about the political situation in Mosul. The work is commissioned by the Baghdad-based Ruya Foundation. [The Art Newspaper]

Shortly after Itay Zalait placed a golden statue of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside Tel Aviv’s city hall, it was knocked over by an onlooker. Zalait said the work was meant to test the boundaries of freedom of expression in Israel. [Reuters]

SculptureCenter curator Ruba Katrib writes about “Future Memory,” a show at a small Georgian venue that mines the social and political histories of post-Soviet peasant towns. [Affidavit]